Category: Acupuncture

Skeptics in the Pub. Cholera.
Prologue from the serialization of the novel Skeptics in the Pub: Cholera.

Washington Post Falls For Acupuncture Pseudoscience
An opinion piece falls for all the usual acupuncture misdirection.

Acupuncture Myths
Utilizing an evidence-based approach to evaluate acupuncture myths? Mmmmm. Not so much.

Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture
No surprise - there is precious little evidence that acupuncture does anything.

The Beekeeper: Sentinel Chicken?
Bee venom. Will it help Andy's rheumatism? Doubtful

Medicare and Alternative Medicine
Medicare is paying for nonsense.

Aromatase inhibitors and acupuncture in breast cancer: Spinning a negative study, four years later
Four years ago, I wrote about an essentially negative study looking at whether acupuncture could alleviate joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors, a common treatment for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer. The study's back, and it doesn't look any more positive.

Some Sepsis Stuff
Sepsis interventions. Some don't work and some don't work.